Senate Meeting of February 11th, 2026

The senate meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 11th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in Husky Union Building room 332 and online on Zoom. Pizza and a selection of soft drinks will be provided.

Agenda

1. Call to Order (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
2. Approval of Agenda (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
3. Approval of Minutes (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
4. Land Acknowledgement (Sponsor: Pavandeep Josan, Time: 2 min.) [INFORMATION]
5. Announcements and Public Comments (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 15 min.) [INFORMATION]
6. Green Labs Program Presentation (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 15 min.) [INFORMATION]
7. STF Annual Funding Plan (Sponsor: Riley Talamantes, Time: 20 min.) [ACTION]
8. Adjournment (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]

Meeting Recap

• Maitri Karia shared about the process of becoming a GPSS senator.
• Ryan Wicklund shared about the upcoming GPSS Puppy Love event.
• Pavandeep Josan shared about the 2026 Diversity Leadership Conference. All UW students and community members are welcome to join. Food will be provided.
• Ryan Wicklund shared about the Student Health Fee results. 2290 graduate students responded, and they were overwhelmingly against it.
• Ryan Wicklund also shared about the launch of the GPSS Library Survey, which is now open to be filled out by academic senators.
• Annika Peterson shared updates about the ongoing Washington State Legislative Session.
• Maitri Karia shared about upcoming events from the Q Center: Color Mode, Valentine’s Day, and the Q Book Club.

Next/Previous Senate Meetings

• Senate Meeting of January 28th, 2026
• Senate Meeting of February 25th, 2026